Jerome “Jerry” Roger Jaeger, the son of Richard and Celia Jaeger was born on February 10, 1935, in Villard, Minnesota and departed this life on November 4, 2021, at the Cypress Point Nursing Facility in Dexter, Missouri, at the age of 86.
Mr. Jaeger was a veteran of the United States Air Force. After completing his military service, Jerry worked in the building supply industry in the Midwest, primarily in Nebraska and Oklahoma. In 1974, he relocated from Oklahoma to southeast Missouri and worked to establish a sales area for the Rollex building supply company. He retired from the company in 1998 as District Sales Manager. During that time, he established and managed the Rollex territory from St. Louis to Kansas City to Little Rock to Memphis.
In retirement he enjoyed flying his 1965 Mooney, playing golf and spending time hunting and fishing around the lakes of Benson, Minnesota as well as the local area.
Jerry was a long-time member of the Faith Lutheran Church in Dexter, Missouri.
He was preceded in death in 1983 by his wife of 26 years, Lucille “Lucy” Jean Fjorden. From that union, four children were born. He later married Judith Ann Brandon, who survives in Dexter.
He is survived by three children, Cindy Satterfield (Joe Satterfield) of Dexter, Missouri, Craig Jaeger (Michele Jaeger) of Sequim, Washington, and Carla Jaeger (David Heflin) of Paducah, Kentucky, and his sisters, JoAnn Hudson and Linda Odgers. He has five grandchildren, Drew Satterfield of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Jessica Kelley of Sikeston, Missouri, Shayla Robbins of Portland, Oregon, Matthew Henson of Portland, Oregon, Abby Jaeger of Seattle, Washington and one great-grandchild, Owen Z. Satterfield.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Cheryl Jaeger-Henson, his grandson, Corey Jaeger, his two brothers, Richard “Dick” Jaeger and Reuben Jaeger, and sister, Carol Jaeger.
Visitation will be held Tuesday, November 9, 2021, at the Faith Lutheran Church in Dexter, Missouri, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., followed by a graveside service conducted at the Caroline Dowdy Cemetery at 1:00 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations to Stoddard County Children’s Home are welcomed.
